Malcolm convinced her to wait until dawn to talk to Percy, although it was obvious that she was not very happy with the idea. When Annabeth finally managed to go back to sleep, she had the same dream as before, only this time her mother did not appear.
This time there was only one path, she walked it and again heard that voice calling her.
"Annabeth". She knew whose voice it was, so she ran to find him. The path seemed to grow as she advanced but after a moment of despair, she finally managed to reach the end of the path. There he was, his back to her holding a package in his hand. She ran and tugged on his arm to turn him. The first thing she saw was his incredible green eyes and then she felt lips on hers.
The dream ended and Athena's daughter suddenly opened her eyes, she was in her bed, in her cabin. Her brothers were asleep but she couldn't wait until dawn, she needed to speak to Percy now.
She got out of bed as quietly as she could and went out through the window as usual. She had barely stepped on the window frame when she heard a voice behind her.
"Are you going to see Percy?" She turned with a start and saw that her little brother Evan standing by his bed.
"You will need this." He said handing her a black hoodie. "It's cold". She picked up the sweatshirt and before she could say anything Evan said.
"Hurry up before Malcolm wakes up."
"Thank you".
"You must be with Percy, I hope you remember him."
Annabeth left the cabin somewhat stunned. Her six-year-old brother had just helped her escape and gave her loving advice.
She was not careful when she ran through the camp all the way to cabin 3, she was lucky not to run into the cleaning harpies. When she arrived she saw the light on and the door open. She had not noticed that Jason was following her as he had seen her when he passed by her cabin and she was too hasty to see Percy to notice him.
Malcolm was also looking for her.
"Percy!" She screamed a few meters from his cabin.
"Annabeth!" Malcolm's voice was furious.
"Percy!"
She saw him run to her followed by the Stoll brothers, accelerated her pace, and when they were about to touch there was a flash. Immediately she was no longer there.
...
"Annabeth!"
Malcolm came running along with the other children of Athena led by the flash.
"Where is my sister?".
"Annabeth!"
"What happened Percy?" The Stolls stayed with me as I recovered from the shock.
"Annabeth!" Was all I could say.
"Where's my sister Jackson?" Malcolm pointed his sword at me.
"I do not know... it...
"She ran all the way here! What did you do to her Where is she?".
"Percy did nothing!"
"We were here, she disappeared."
"Where is she?".
"I do not know! And if I knew I would not tell you!".
"What?". He raised his sword at my throat.
"I wouldn't tell you! I will not let you separate us again! You have something to do with this!".
"What the hell are you talking about?".
"You don't want us to be together! I am sure that you and your mother want to separate us!".
"Don't you dare accuse me! Not to mention my mother!".
A word of advice: never speak of one goddess in front of all her children, especially if you accuse her second-in-command of plotting in the camp. And especially if that son is Malcolm. Had I told you that he didn't like me very much since I started dating his sister? I was trying not to punch him when he released his sword and plunged his right fist into my stomach.
The next thing I knew, I was in the infirmary. Frank and Michael were next to me, the second with a bucket of ambrosia in his hand and the other looking at me between amused and sorry.
"What happened?".
"Malcolm, that happened."
"You shouldn't have yelled at him, Percy."
"And Annabeth?"
"Oh! The impertinent idiot in love isn't here but Percy is".
"Leave it Michael" He had enough with the beating that Malcolm and his brothers gave him.
"Okay, I'm sorry Percy."
"Annabeth?"
"There's no sign of her anywhere Percy, I'm sorry," Frank said lowering his head.
"I have to find her."
...
By breakfast time the entire camp including the Romans was already aware of what had happened the night before.
The beating that Malcolm and his brothers had given me and that Annabeth had disappeared. Apparently, she was not the only one who disappeared, Jason had not shown up for breakfast and the Romans said that he had not slept with them in his tent.
By noon the search teams had already searched the camp and the forest more than twice but there was no trace, no clue, nothing to lead us to Annabeth.
"What if he took her?" Frank who was my search partner was already sick of hearing me.
"Percy, for the thousandth time I don't think Jason can make a flash like that no matter how a son of Jupiter he is."
"But...
"For the ten millionth time he's taken her before and didn't use any flash, it wasn't him."
"You can't be sure of that."
"Percy ... shut up now."
"Sorry is that ...
"I understand you, my friend, you can't live without her. I feel the same way about Hazel and I also have to make her remember me while she is locked in that... fish tank".
"But at least you know where she is."
"I can't dispute that."
We were silent all the way back to the camp from Zeus's fist and when we arrived we saw everyone gathered on the dock. There was a great commotion but I couldn't see what was happening.
"Let me pass!".
"Make room for Percy!"
"What's wrong Chris?"
"Annabeth?" I asked hopefully.
"Sorry, man, but no. It is a small boat, someone is coming".
We managed to make our way to be in front of everyone and we could see the small white sailboat approaching us.
I recognized the ship right away, I, myself had traveled in a very similar one.
"Bring Leo here."
"Leo?"
"For what?".
"She came for him."
"Who?". We saw a flash of brown hair and a white dress in the boat.
"Calypso".